Marchet
Pronunciation : Mar"chet, Mer"chet
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [LL. marcheta; of uncertain origin.]
Definition : Defn: In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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